TimeTree – Common ancestor calculator

Apr 17

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This is a lot of fun. Plug in two species or taxa and TimeTree will give you our best estimate of when they last shared a common ancestor. Drawing on a multitude of sources, you can look through the database and use TimeTree as a launching pad for further research.

Here are some sample results:

Fun suggestion – play the ‘higher or lower‘ game with pairs of taxa.

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  1. Danny Nicholson's avatar Danny Nicholson | April 18, 2011 at 11:51 pm

    This is great – thanks for sharing!

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